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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Maim \Maim\ (m[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maimed} (m[=a]md);p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Maiming}.] [OE. maimen, OF. mahaignier,
     mehaignier, meshaignier, cf. It. magagnare, LL. mahemiare,
     mahennare; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. mac'ha[~n]a to
     mutilate, m[=a]c'ha to crowd, press; or cf. OHG. mang[=o]n to
     lack, perh. akin to E. mangle to lacerate. Cf. {Mayhem}.]


     1. To deprive of the use of a limb, so as to render a person
        in fighting less able either to defend himself or to annoy
        his adversary.
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              By the ancient law of England he that maimed any man
              whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced
              to lose the like part.                --Blackstone.
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     2. To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair.
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              My late maimed limbs lack wonted might. --Spenser.
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              You maimed the jurisdiction of all bishops. --Shak.
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     Syn: To mutilate; mangle; cripple.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  maimed
       adj 1: badly injured, perhaps with amputation; "the maimed right
              hand twisted and clutched"- P.B.Kyne; "mutilated
              victims of the rocket attack" [syn: {mutilated}]
       2: having a part of the body crippled or disabled [syn: {mutilated}]
       n : people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where
           they fell" [syn: {wounded}]

















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